yobbo

English

Alternative forms

• yabbo

Etymology

From yob +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɒbəʊ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒbəʊ

Noun

yobbo (plural yobbos or yobboes)

1. (British, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang) A yob.
   • 1966 September 24, Brian Hayles, “The Smugglers, episode 3” (14:11 from the start), in Doctor Who, season 4, episode 3, spoken by Ben Jackson (Michael Craze), via BBC:

     Yeah, but you heard what Blake said. We wouldn't stand a chance against Pike's mob. They're a right bunch of yobbos.

   • 1986, Emily Roberts, A Shiver of Fear‎^[1], page 5:

     He stared at them with eyes dull with fatigue, and let out a long sigh. “Trouble, trouble” he replied wearily. “Skinheads and yobboes fighting the coloureds".

   • 1992, Brian Pronger, The Arena of Masculinity: Sports, Homosexuality, and the Meaning of Sex‎^[2], page 191:

     We're not catering to the yobbos. We'd rather have a smaller crowd of nice people that are really into the game than a whole mass of uncouth people

   • 1997, “Whatareya?”, performed by TISM:

     A wanker fights inequality / And for people’s rights / A wanker fights class prejudice / A yobbo just fights

Synonyms

• See yob

Translations

yob — see yob

Anagrams

• booby